Beachy Stout’s son sentenced to 20-years in jail for killing spouse in Texas
Andre McDonald, a Jamaica-born US Air Drive Main, was sentenced to the utmost sentence of 20 years in jail on Monday, for the homicide of his spouse.
He was convicted on Friday of manslaughter in a Texas court docket for the ugly 2019 dying of his spouse, Andreen McDonald. The sentence was learn by presiding Choose Frank Castro.
McDonald can be eligible for parole after ten years.
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McDonald, 40, is the son of Portland businessman Everton “Beachy Stout” McDonald who’s accused of murdering each his wives in Jamaica. “Beachy Stout” is at the moment in custody and is scheduled to face trial in September for the homicide of his second spouse.
McDonald was initially charged with the homicide of his spouse Andreen McDonald, which carries a most penalty of a life sentence.
His responsible verdict got here after deliberations ensued for 12-and-a-half hours and an ‘Allen Cost’ learn by the choose, which is meant to place additional stress on the jury to come back to a unanimous determination. If not, Castro may have declared a mistrial.
Throughout final week’s testimony, it was reported that McDonald confessed to killing Andreen and disposing of her physique in 2019, however mentioned he acted in self-defense.
The decision comes almost 4 years after McDonald’s disappearance, which led to months of looking throughout Bexar County.
The couple shared an 11-year-old daughter.
